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Daniel W. Mills | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Charles W. Woodman |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Cusack |
| Chicago Alderman from the 12th Ward[1] | |
| In office 1880–1893 | |
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| Born | (1838-02-25)February 25, 1838 Waynesville, Ohio |
| Died | December 16, 1904(1904-12-16) (aged 66) Chicago,Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
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Daniel Webster Mills (February 25, 1838 – December 16, 1904) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Born nearWaynesville, Ohio, Mills attended the common schools of Rayesville and the Waynesville High School.He moved toCorwin, Ohio, in 1859 and engaged in the mercantile,grain shipping, and pork-packing businesses.During theCivil War served in theUnion Army as captain of Company D, One Hundred and Eightieth Regiment, Ohio Volunteers, until the close of the war.He moved toChicago, Illinois.He engaged in lake shipping 1866–1869, and later in the real estate business.He served as warden of the Cook County Hospital 1877–1881.He served as an alderman on the Chicago city council from 1889 to 1893.
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Mills was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to theFifty-sixth Congress.He resumed the real estate business.He died in Chicago on December 16, 1904.[2]He was interred inGraceland Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 4th congressional district 1897-1899 | Succeeded by |
